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I have 11 Macs and one PC as a necessary evil for testing and troubleshooting (I have to support a large PC network). The single PC requires more maintenance and attention than all of the Macs combined.
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In Akihabara and possibly in some of the other discount areas like Minami Shinjuku, many of the street keitai venders will give you a 0 yen deal on the computer hardware (USB or PC card) for the Air-H system if you sign up with them for a one year contract - saves about 10,000 yen...
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I think Air-H is a lot cheaper than the DoCoMo packet version - at least it was when I compared them about 2 years ago...Quote:Originally posted by ShinyDiscoBall:
Get one of the packet packs from Docomo and you can connect up that way. Not cheap though if you are going to use more than a bit. -
There is a bit of info in English here:
http://www.willcom-inc.com/en/service/data/index.html
They took over the PHS 'handyphone' network that was one of the original mobile voice systems in Japan. PHS is basically ISDN lines connected together with wireless base stations and covers most of Japan. It is not popular as a voice option these days and is now used primarily for data - although PHS phones are still available and I think they are cheaper than most DoCoMo or AU offerings.
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Not quite a keitai but Air-H is a great way to connect when on the road in Japan. It uses the PHS data packet network and speeds are usually around 60k for me - even in the countryside. It's even fast enough to broadcast video from a moving car.
I often use it in my car when traveling - my computer will beep if I am waiting for an important email. There are USB and PC card models. I pay about 4,500/month for 25 hours of use.
If you are only in Tokyo, its possible to steal a wireless signal in so many places that you probably don't need a dedictaed wireless connection.
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I just installed an upgrade on me jane's avatar and this is how her tummy looks now...
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When our first was born, the doctor asked us if we wanted to know if it was a boy or girl. We said no - he proceeded to do an ulra sound and told us it was a boy...
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After years without watching any TV, the internet has made me an addict recently - The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, 24, Lost, Gray's Anatomy, The Office (the US one is getting better and better) and Trailer Park Boys are on my weekly list. And somehow I ended up watching American Idol this season - I must be losing my mind...
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If you can predict cyclones in Japan without historical data, why do you need historical data to predict typhoons?Quote:Originally posted by rahul bhatnagar:
hello guys ,
could anyone give me an information about historical data of cyclones of japan any webite or something i need it to predict future cylones.thanks
a major cyclone is likely to hit japan on 6 or 11 june 2006. -
Here is a good site to get you started - contact Karey for info: www.sweetriders.com
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Kamogawa is where the boat is but we live about 1 hour north near Ohara/Misaki. I'm not a big sake drinker so I'm not able to comment.Quote:Originally posted by slow:
fjef, I had Jizake from Chiba with my dad, sister and brother in law last night. It's called Oyama-Senmaida 大山千枚田.
This rice area is near Kamogawa, isn't it?
If you registered a boat outside Japan, I bet you'd have a hard time finrding a marina that would take you in for any length of time and you'd also have insurance problems...
I've been pretty busy with work and travel lately but I will have to get the boat situation in order soon - will post when its ready for a weekend... -
Sorry about that - I had to reduce the original file size from over 50 MB to about 4 to save bandwidth on my server - it lost a little quality in the conversion and I didn't have time to tweak it before my trip...Quote:Originally posted by Fattwins:
thanks sas the color though was better on your pc -
Things got busy once we landed...
Yes, the snow/ice on the northern route to Europe is an awesome sight but on an 11 hour flight, having an internet connection makes the flight seem much shorter.
As far as I know, Lufthansa was the first to have the service available and most of their planes on long flights are now equipped. Its about $10/hour or $26 for the whole flight and its available in economy (no power points in economy but the flight attendent took my computer to business class and charged it for me when it ran out of battery power).
Here is a link with more info: http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/jp/abo/info_services/mobile_services?l=en&nodeid=1144164
Connecting is easy - open a browser and register automatically, pay with cc and you're in. In economy you need a wireless card, there is no lan port - in business you can use a lan cable or wireless and plug in to a power supply.
I even connected with voice via Skype and tried video chat with iChat and both worked (take your headset for this, planes are noisy). Don't tell anyone but I also downloaded a complete Daily Show TV episode and watched it instead of watching Fantastic 4 again (once was more than enough).
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I'm traveling in Europe at the moment so can't go into details now but the similarities in each case were:Quote:Originally posted by Team snow bee:
3, wow! That's heaps!
What were the circumstances for them (in general?)
I'm shocked!
Marriage---> kid(s)--->marriage goes bad---Japanese wife disappears without warning with kid(s)
In 2 situations, the wife's family were involved and knew where the wife and kid(s) were but would not let (non-Japanese)husband know. In the other case, it seemed that the family also did not know but I don't know now how that story panned out as I lost contect with the husband.
These situations happened at different times over the last 18 years that I have been here but each one was a very tragic situation for everyone involved. Sad. -
I don't know the official stats but do know of 3 cases personally - very sad.
I don't think where you got married would make any difference if your troubles occurred in Japan...
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this is cool - reading this thread at 35,000 feet in a wireless equipped Lufthansa flight somewhere over northern russia - 10 more hours to Frankfurt...then Paris..then a few days skiing in Austria.
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Thanks for the offers of help - its not in bad condition - just needs annual maintenance cause its in the water all year round...
I plan to make a weekend out of it - can BBQ, surf and party at the marina. The boat sleeps 7 inside and a few more have been known to crash on the deck. Kamogawa is at the south end of the Boso peninsula and the weather is generally very warm down there - even in May. I'll post more when I know the dates...
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I wish! The boat badly needs some TLC - needs to be hauled out of the water, scraped and painted and fixed up a bit. To do that, I have to spend at least 2 days on site for insurance reasons (that's what they tell me) and I have not had the time to arrange everything and get it done yet.Quote:Originally posted by slow:
Heeeey fjef, is it time to sail?
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Drills and personal attention are much more effective than skiing behind a teacher. It really depends on where you are on your learning curve whether skiing a lot makes more sense than drills, but no matter how good you are any drill can make you better where as just following a teacher doesn't. [/QB]Quote:Originally posted by Sanno:
I totally agree - and disagree. It's up to the student. Some students learn better by drill - some learn better with a 'follow me' technique. A good instructor will pick up on that and speed up the learning process. A good instructor and a private lesson can make a huge difference - or not. -
no - not common at all - most Japanese would not consider using legal processes for things related to family. If you do go to court, lump sum payments are usually granted but not large - 2 or 3 million yen, case closed.
Alimony is not common, child support not really enforced and home ownership usually stays with the income earner - these things are case by case and not automatic like a 50/50 division as is common in many countries...
If you are a gaijin married to a Japanese, you have almost no rights at all to anything related to the marriage - including children.
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I also have a diesel van registered in Chiba. I drive in and through Tokyo occasionally (but I usually commute in my almost non-polluting Prius).
I am driving my local mechanic crazy cause I ask him about once a month if its still OK to drive the van in Tokyo. So far, its still OK. I don't have 400 plates, mine are non-commercial 300 plates and that could be the difference.
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EBC - if you export your slide show to a Quicktime movie (under File--->Export, use medium size) in iPhoto, I can put it on my server and post the link here if you wish to show the whole thing....
If you want to do that, let me know and I'll help if you need it.
Do you use PC or Mac or both?
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I never used a mac. Is it really very different?
Mac software is also developed to be consistent so that if you use one application, you can basically use any application - menu order and functionality is well organized. I have greatly reduced staff training time and computer and network maintenance costs by switching to Macs.
Some people say more software is available for PCs - and this is true, but I have always been able to find a Mac equivalent for PC applications except for games - and that's just fine when you use machines for work! There are plenty of games available but not as many as there are for the PC.
New Intel Macs also run Windows XP- but if you run XP on a Mac you also have to worry about all the security issues that go with it...no thanks.
For the majority of computer uses, a Mac will do everything you need out of the box - its all built-in.